American Cousins (2003)

Winner, Best Feature Film, Newport Beach Film Festival (U.S.A.)

Winner, Best Film, Milan International Film Festival

Winner, Audience Award, BAFTA Scotland

"A superior mob comedy..." - Maxim

"Sly... quirky... affectionate... MAGIC" - Variety

You think you’ve got family problems.

In this dark Mafia comedy, two wisecracking New Jersey gangsters take refuge in Scotland with their law-abiding cousin Roberto who runs a fish & chip shop. When brutal hoodlums threaten to take over the shop, Roberto gets a crash course in the family business and learns the importance of strong family ties!

Starring: Dan Hedaya (The Usual Suspects), Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos), Danny Nucci (World Trade Center), Gerald Lepkowski (Close Your Eyes) and Shirley Henderson (Bridget Jones, Harry Potter)

DVD Special Features: Commentary Track / Cast & Crew Profiles / Production Notes / Interviews

approx. 89 mins.

A gem of a film

The accents were a bit hard to understand but the relationships and screenplay were stellar- one of my new fav flicks August 15, 2007

A little out of the ordinary...

The good ensemble casting and the unlikely Scottish locale make this dark comedy better than it ought to be. As with the "Sopranos" mobsters are portrayed as lovable goombas where cold blooded murder and larceny are just all in a days work. A subplot love triangle between the two cousins and a native Scottish girl is sublimely worked into the story and supplies some touching moments. Vincent Pastore of "Sopranos" fame, bit part is cast as a N.Y. mob boss, obviously for box office draw. His appearance in the film is all but 3 minutes. Ofcourse the crediblity of the film is exstinguished by the need for a hoaky, sappy, "Everyone lives happy ever after" ending. Overall, its' worth a view, with some minor violence and language that the ladies will be willing to endure. June 15, 2007

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